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Peer reviewedSpyridakis, Jan H.; And Others – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1991
Addresses the need of technical communicators to become critical readers of empirical research. Presents simple definitions of selected research designs and statistical concepts. Accompanies these definitions with concrete examples related to the field of technical communication research. (SR)
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Research Design, Statistical Significance
Peer reviewedSchumm, Walter R.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980
This review of the procedures involved in using path analysis provides guidelines for more effective future utilization of recursive path analysis in the field of family studies. (Author)
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling, Models, Path Analysis
Peer reviewedMurray, Leigh W.; Dosser, David A., Jr. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1987
The use of measures of magnitude of effect has been advocated as a way to go beyond statistical tests of significance and to identify effects of a practical size. They have been used in meta-analysis to combine results of different studies. Describes problems associated with measures of magnitude of effect (particularly study size) and…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Research Design, Research Methodology
